Personal Issues in Your Staff?
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Personal Issues in Your Staff?

2. Is the employee experiencing personal problems? If an employee is experiencing personal problems, make sure your source of this information ONLY comes from the employee. Do NOT use gossip or hearsay when dealing with these situations. If they just want you to know that they are going through a tough time with a spouse,…

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Building a Rock Star Family
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Building a Rock Star Family

This week we will be talking to the Lead or Head Custodians at K-12 schools.  These messages are from Michael Ward and his book, “Who Swings Your Mop”. Observe and Report vs. Mandate and Dictate What that means is; If you notice something not being done correctly,  you must document and  report it to your supervisor Do not…

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Disinfectants and Safety
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Disinfectants and Safety

Standard precautions (SP) are safety practices you observe with every single person who uses your facility because not all the sick people are in hospitals or stay home with the “sniffles”. For your personal protection, treat every situation as though it was potentially infectious to you or your family. Remember: Because disinfectants are classified as…

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GERMS?  Pathogenic Organisms?
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GERMS? Pathogenic Organisms?

“Germs” is not a scientific term, but they are better understood as bacteria, viruses, or fungi because these are living organisms. “Germs” is therefore a broad term we all use to refer to these microscopic organisms that can infect humans and animals. The more proper term for these bad germs would be “pathogenic organisms.” A…

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MRSA & Schools
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MRSA & Schools

People can carry MRSA and not have any symptoms. These “carriers” can also transmit the bacteria to other people.  School is in session this week and we all need to be vigilant in our efforts. MRSA can be easily spread through skin-to-skin contact and by touching contaminated items. Therefore, it is crucial to take measures…

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Proactive Infection Prevention
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Proactive Infection Prevention

Infection prevention is a proactive process which means that administration must work in concert with the Environmental Health Services team, while keeping workers/students/occupants advised of the “Best Practices” for staying healthy. If there is the belief a “crack team” is able to sanitize the office and completely eliminate the issue of illness within the facility,…

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Certified Environmental Services Technician
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Certified Environmental Services Technician

One professionally educated, properly equipped housekeeper or custodian can prevent more infections than a room full of doctors can cure! To be proactive in the face of illnesses, the staff must know how to; Recognize the symptoms, and then take steps to contain the issue. Remove the potentially infected person from contact with others. Once…

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Care and Maintenance of Microfiber Cleaning Products

If the towel/wiper/pad becomes too dirty, it will also begin to “streak”. It is then time to wash the towel. This is easily done by just throwing the towel, or any other microfiber cleaning product, into any washing machine and laundering with any soap or detergent you prefer. A word of caution here; experience tells me…

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